Azerbaijan accused Armenia on Monday of building up its military presence — including hardware —along the border between the two countries. Yerevan called the accusation “disinformation,” saying Baku’s other assertion that Armenia is sending military assistance to Artsakh as false.
The European Union’s mission in Armenia said on Monday that during its routine daily monitoring efforts it has not noticed any Armenian troop buildup along the border, especially at the entrance of the Lachin Corridor, effectively refuting Baku’s claims.
“The EU Mission in Armenia daily monitors military & security situation from 4 operating bases patrolling alongside -border area. Based on information on the ground, we see no unusual military movement or buildup, especially at the entrance to Lachin corridor,” the mission said on its page on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Armenia’s Foreign Ministry said that by stepping up is disinformation campaign, Azerbaijan intends to “aggravated the situation in the region.”
Yerevan said that Azerbaijan’s false claims about the presence of Armenian military units in Artsakh “do not correspond to reality,” adding that Armenia has refuted those claims several times in the past.
“We would like to draw the international community’s attention to the fact that the proposal of the Republic of Armenia to send an international fact-finding mission to Nagorno-Karabakh to clarify this issue has been repeatedly rejected by Azerbaijan. In...
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